Bicycle-saddle.



No.v646,9|9. Patented Apr. 3, |900. G. A. ROSS.

BICYCLE SADDLE. (Application med Mar. 25, 1899..)

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(No Model.)

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No. 646,919. Patented` Apr. 3, |900,

(i. A. RUSS. `BIGYCLE. SADKLE.

(Application led Mar. 25, R899.)

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2,

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PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. ROSS, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

BlCYCLEnSADDLE;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 646,91@ dated April 3,1 906.

Application iled March 25,1899. Serial No. 710,429. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. Ross, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Providence, in the county of Providence andState of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Bicycle-Saddles, of which the following is a specification.

In the improved bicycle-saddle forming the subject of my application forLetters Patent the object I have in view is to produce a saddle havingcomparatively great strength and stiffness, yet being light andresilient. Another advantage possessed by the saddle is that the seatportion may be readily detached from and attached to the holder,adjustably secured to the saddle-post, thereby to a certain extentproviding` the rider with means whereby he can easily render the bicycleunserviceable when desired--as, for example, when it is leftunattended-thus lessening the liability of its being stolen.

My invention consists, essentially, in aseparable saddle in which theseat portion is capable of being readily removed from the holder withoutdetaching the holder from the saddle-post, as will be more fullydescribed hereinafter. l,

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of myimproved bicycle-saddle adj ustably secured to the usual saddle-post.Fig. 2 is an end elevation. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view. Fig. 4 is aside View of the seat portion detached from the holder andtilting-spring.

The novel features entering into the construction of my improvedbicycle-saddle may be described as follows: The frame proper, a, :mayhave any desired contour, although I prefer the form represented in thedrawings. It has a cireumscribing rim a on its upper side and a partialone, CL2, on its under side. It may be made of steel struck up or swagedor even of cast-aluminium or other suitable material. Theseat-supporting surface may be suitably cut away or perforated, therebyreducing the weight of the frame. At or near the ends of said lower rimsor fianges u? is located the stiff carrier-bar c, the same beingarranged transversely of and in direct engagement with the under side ofthe frame a, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The ends of said bar arepivoted to pins or screws el, passing through the danges a2. As thusarranged the frame is` not deflected by the weight of the rider. Theupper surface of the bar is rounded, thereby adapting the saddle to betilted when desired. A holder or casting h supports the said carrier-barand frame CL. The holder is adj ustably mounted on the saddle-post t',screws 7o maintaining it in polsition thereon. The holder is providedwith oppositely-arranged ears or lugs h', the same being drilledvertically to freely receive the two laterally-separated guide-rods g,secured to and depending from the under side of the carrier-bar. Each ofthe rods g carries a spring s, interposed between and bearing againstthe 'adjacent faces of the said members c and h', as clearly shown,thereby providing a suitable .degree of resiliency to the saddle.

The saddle may be adjustably tipped or tilted through the medium of aspring connection c. This member may be made of a single piece of wire.As drawn, it is bent to form a loop e' at its rear end. The two sides orarms of the connection then extend,parallel with but separated from eachother, to the forward end of the saddle, the free ends of the connectionbeing bent to form open eyes e2, which hook into holes formed in thecorresponding end of the frame a. The member e rests on top of theholder h, centrally between the rods g, and is securely held in positionby means of aset-screw h?. The sides of the connection are kept normallyapart by the employment of a spreader n. Thus it will be seen that thesaddle may be tilted by swinging its forward end up or down to thedesired extent, followed by tightening the screw h2.

The carrier-bar c has a suitable flexible or elastic strap or connectionb secured thereto. The same extends downwardly and is detachably securedto the holder h by means of a hook or catch b. Now upon unhooking thelower end of the strap from the holder the saddle portion may then bereadily and quickly removed from the bicycle, only the holder h and theconnection e remaining on the saddle-post.

The advantage resulting from the use of a separable bicycle-saddle thusconstructed is that it can be readily connected to or detached IOO fromthe members h and e Without any readj ustment Whatever of said members.When the rider desires to again connect or replace the saddle, he firstinserts the ends e2 of the connection e into the frame d, followed byinserting the guide-rods g into the holder h, at the same time attachingthe strap b to the holder, thus completing the operation.

. In order that the springs s be prevented from dropping oft' when thesaddle is lifted from the holder, their upper ends may be bent andinserted each into a hole drilled in the guide-rods g, as shown at s2.

The seat portion proper, f, may be made of leather or other suitablematerial, the same being upholstered or otherwise adapted to form acushioned seat. It is inclosed Within and conforms to the contour of therim d' and bears evenly upon the top surface of the frame a and issecured thereto in any Well-known manner.

I make no claim, broadly, to a resilient bi the under side of the seat,two guides g, and the tWo springs applied to the guides, combined Withthe holder member h, and the auX- iliary connection or catch b wherebywhen the connection or catch is detached from the holder h, the seat canbe removed, substan; tially as shown.

2. In a bicycle-saddle, the scat, the pivoted cross-piece on the underside of the seat, and the guides extending from said cross-piece, incombination with the spring, having its front end detachably connectedto and snp# porting the front end of the seat, the holder member hhavingthe rear end of said spring secured thereto, and having said guidesslidably mounted in the holder, supporting-springs mounted on the guidesinterposed between the said crossvpiece and holder, and the auxiliaryconnection or catch, arranged whereby When the said connection or catchis released or detached the seat can be readily removed from the saidspring and holder h, substantially as described.

Signed by me at Providence, Rhode Island, this 23d day of March, 1899.

GEORGE A. ROSS.

VVitnessesf GEo. H. REMINGTON, CEAS. C REMINGTON.

